Walking the Berkshires reached its 6th Blogiversary today. While we are not what we once were (and who is), there is still some of the old fire and new fuel for the imagination. Facebook continues to siphon off the short and social stuff and drive traffic back to the occasional pieces that still grace these pages. The local newspaper gets the science and nature writing that was the original inspiration for WTB. Much of what remains is dedicated to my living history passions and research into the American Revolution.
As a good archivist, I am starting to think about the future of this blog, ensuring that the 1342 posts that continue to attract an average of 278 daily page views (545,000 lifetime) with very infrequent posting remain accessible when the time eventually comes, as come it must, to draw the curtain.
We are not through yet, though, and there is more to say and share. To you who have been my friends and readers during all or part of these past six years, I remain eternally grateful.
Belated Happy Blogiversary, cousin Tim! Your writing sets a high
standard for quality in my eyes.
Posted by: Bill West | October 15, 2011 at 01:27 AM
Dear Berks.,
It is we who are grateful to you for your interests and beautiful prose. Thank YOU!
Was the opening line of this posting a tip of the hat to Tennyson's "Ulysses,"?"
Write that Colonial Novel while you're at it.
Posted by: David Corbett | October 02, 2011 at 09:13 PM
Congratulations, Tim. Always a good read here at WTB and I'm looking forward to reading more in the future.
Posted by: Becky Wiseman | October 02, 2011 at 02:45 PM
Congratulations and happy blogoversary!
Posted by: Jasia | October 01, 2011 at 07:44 AM
I think in blog years six is ancient!! Or at least very seasoned. Here's to six more years.
Posted by: Michelle Goodrum | September 30, 2011 at 10:59 PM
Happy Blogoversary! I look forward to many more great posts!
Posted by: Heather Wilkinson Rojo | September 30, 2011 at 10:00 PM